Sentences with phrase «litigation against private»

It will also apply to litigation against private sector bodies.

Not exact matches

There was a fair amount of litigation against vertical mergers in the 1960s and 1970s, by the government and by private parties, but litigation declined sharply in 1980s.

«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.

The private litigation is separate from Libor rigging probes that have resulted in roughly $ 9 billion of sanctions worldwide, including $ 2.5 billion against Deutsche Bank in April 2015.

Private counsel for Massachusetts and New Hampshire in groundbreaking litigation against the tobacco industry (Significant injunctive relief and recovery of more than $ 10 billion)

Whereas criminal litigation or prosecution deals primarily with lawsuits by the state or government against those who have committed a crime, civil litigation primarily deals with private grievances by persons or businesses against another persons or businesses.

In Nicole's complex commercial litigation practice, she has represented public and private companies and their employees in contractual disputes and defended against business tort, toxic tort, fraud, and constitutional claims.

Notable mandates: Counsel on Accor SA's sale of Motel 6 chain regarding Canadian assets worth about $ 30 million; litigation counsel to CourtCanada Ltd. in its multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Ontario Government; acted in resolution of shareholder dispute in real estate holding companies valued at over $ 70 million; counsel to Harris & Partners Inc. in its capacity as CCAA monitor in restructuring of The Futura Loyalty Group Inc.; acted as vendor of assets of a Canadian company and U.S. affiliate valued at over $ 25 million to a U.S. private equity fund.

The other projects selected are: conservation covenants; electoral law, talking account of technological advances; electronic communications code; European contract law; family financial orders following divorce and enforcing financial arrangements for children; offences against the person; rights to light in connection with planning law and land development; the regulation of taxis and private hire vehicles; trademark and design litigation; and the law of wildlife management.

Our legal team has defended litigation brought against directors and officers employed in all types of public and private companies, including banks and financial institutions.

Among other areas, our litigation experience in the environmental area includes governmental and private - party actions under CERCLA (including serving as lead counsel for PRP groups at major Superfund sites throughout the United States), citizen suits under RCRA, the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws, claims for property damage and personal injury arising from industrial emissions or environmental contamination, and defending clients against state and federal governmental enforcement actions.

When a matter can not be effectively resolved outside of the litigation process, our attorneys defend packaging companies against government enforcement actions and other private actions in state and federal court.

If the privilege is available, advantages of asserting the privilege include that the client may be prevented from making statements in a civil proceeding that could be used against him or her in future criminal or civil proceedings or private civil litigation.82 In addition, testifying in a civil or criminal proceeding may, under certain circumstances, amount to a waiver of the Fifth Amendment privilege for purposes of the same proceeding and any future proceedings.83 Conversely, risks of asserting the privilege include that adverse inferences may, under certain circumstances, be drawn in civil or administrative proceedings from an individual's assertion of Fifth Amendment rights in a prior civil or administrative proceeding.84 Moreover, an individual's assertion of the privilege in a civil proceeding could factor into law enforcement's charging decisions.

Before joining CAM LLP, I practiced in the area of insurance defence with a large private firm and then I moved to Alberta Justice when I was counsel for the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund as well as general litigation counsel defending claims against the Province.

At the same time there were new disruptive entrants to market such as Quinn Emanuel, Stewarts Law, Signature Litigation, Enyo, etc. whose strategy was to provide a «conflict free» litigation service, enabling them to act for individuals, private equity houses and hedge funds in major pieces of litigation against the banks, work that the established elite firms in London could Litigation, Enyo, etc. whose strategy was to provide a «conflict free» litigation service, enabling them to act for individuals, private equity houses and hedge funds in major pieces of litigation against the banks, work that the established elite firms in London could litigation service, enabling them to act for individuals, private equity houses and hedge funds in major pieces of litigation against the banks, work that the established elite firms in London could litigation against the banks, work that the established elite firms in London could not touch.

Should disputes arise, our litigators protect our clients in all aspects of antitrust, competition and trade litigation, whether against private parties or government entities

Francesca's Holding and CCMP — Obtained dismissal of securities class action and derivative litigations against Francesca's and its former private equity owner arising out of disclosures concerning Francesca's sales and earnings projections.

Our Advertising & Marketing Litigation attorneys have deep knowledge of the different falsity and substantiation standards that apply in investigations and litigations before the Federal Trade Commission, state and local government agencies, the National Advertising Division and all kinds of private civil litigation, as well as the procedural ins and outs and best tactics to help defend our clients» advertising and marketing against each type of Litigation attorneys have deep knowledge of the different falsity and substantiation standards that apply in investigations and litigations before the Federal Trade Commission, state and local government agencies, the National Advertising Division and all kinds of private civil litigation, as well as the procedural ins and outs and best tactics to help defend our clients» advertising and marketing against each type of litigation, as well as the procedural ins and outs and best tactics to help defend our clients» advertising and marketing against each type of challenge.

Beyond that, these restrictive procedural developments work against the effectiveness of private litigation to enforce various public policies involving such matters as civil rights, antitrust, employment discrimination, and securities regulation.

This installment addresses a broad variety of public law litigation, including private rights of action to enforce federal statutes and constitutional litigation against federal and state governments and their officials.

Our powerful blend of litigation and arbitration experience brings expertise to all sides of complex disputes, including successfully defending clients against private, government, and class action suits and representing plaintiffs in major cases of first impression.

Climate - related litigation is a reality, particularly in the United States where action has been taken against private companies, administrative decisions and government agencies... In relation to the impacts on Indigenous peoples, in February 2008 the Alaskan native village of Kivalina filed a lawsuit against a number of oil, coal and power companies for their contribution to global warming and the impacts on homes and country disappearing into the Chukchi Sea.